Does anyone have a cottage style house? A few months ago we bought a late 1940's cottage style house...complete with dormers, a nursery dormer attached to the master bedroom (which will be repurposed into a sitting area) french doors going into the sunroom, oak floors, yellow pine wookwork that has never been painted (yess!) arched doorways, a swinging door from the kitchen to the dining room and a ton more...all on a double corner lot! Surprisingly, the rooms are huge and so are the closets. Anyway, I love this little house and I would like to decorate it as it should be. We will be removing the front steps and building a porch across the front next year...adding some stone across the front and shake shingle siding on the rest with white shutters. I want a white picket fence and lots of hastas in the landscaping and a pink Dogwood tree in the front yard. We have remodeled many homes but never a cottage style home. I want it to be done like it should but not overdone on the inside. I want a 'clean' cottage style interior...not the heavy shabby chic or French country style you see in a lot of cottages. Does anyone have any pictures or websites I could see? |
I don't want to bombard you with links, I love shabby chic and french country cottage. The bella cottage has an awesome links page, better homes and gardens and country living are two of my favs, totally mainstream but they offer a variety. When I get to the pc I'll send some links but cottage style can really vary depending on the specific cottage genre which are you into? American, kitch, french, shabby chic, victorian, traditional irish is really comming into style right now. I kbow you said clean but like totally not those or like maybe more coastal or just |
Just not too frilly and flowery...my husband would never go for that! |
2 Attachment(s) I love the cottage style! I have a 1912 bungalow, but does not have the cottage style inside. Here are some blogs that I read that have a cottage style: The Lettered Cottage | Interior Design Blogs | Decorating Blogs | Cottage Style {Bees Knees Bungalow} Savvy Southern Style Restored Style Bungalow Decor & Home Restoration Blog PERFECTLY IMPERFECT | SHAUNNA WEST | PAINTED FURNITURE | CHALK PAINT | HOW TO PAINT FURNITURE | HOME DECORATING IDEAS | HOME DECORATING BLOGS And a forum I'm a member of :) Forums - Cottages & Bungalows - Powered by vBulletin Couple pics of the front of our house: |
oh Michelle I love the front of your house, I love yellow and the windows and the stone on your porch entry. Very inviting, I would love to come for lunch and a glass of ice tea on the front porch :) |
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My2boyz, do you have any pictures of your house? |
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I love your house...totally adorable! |
I love cottage style homes. Congratulations! I prefer the simpler style for decorating and I also love a nautical look.:) Here are a few ideas: nautical living room < 100 Comfy Cottage Rooms - Coastal Living |
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